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July 02, 2009

The Roommate

Tova in FLORIDA writes: "...Dear Chris, To investigate a scratching noise, my sister & her fiance' put a night vision camera in their attic. Within moments, the whiskers of raccoon could be seen checking out the lens. Also discovered were 5 newborn baby raccoons..." MORE HERE.

Please turn them over to wildlife rehabilitators. Back in the day, you could buy baby raccoons from the Florida pet trade. My sister owned one name "Boca Raccoon" he was a great pet until he matured. (She bottle fed Boca). Adult raccoons are amazingly strong & can be very aggressive. When she gave him up, Boca stood about 2 1/2 feet on his hind legs and was capable of ripping your hand off. In hindsight, it was very cruel of her to buy him.

I submitted these pics and even I don't like adult raccoons. My friend's mom was attacked by one while sweeping out her garage. She tried to "shoo" it with her broom, but it bit her leg, landing her in the hospital for over a week (the bacteria from it's nasty teeth spread infection to her bone).

Since then, I hate raccoons. In fact, the incident inspired me to write one of my "lovely poems of death written in under 3 minutes by Tova" that some cult members are familiar with...